That picture with Moran was the same game that Majkowski injured his rotator cuff when Freddie Joe Nunn rushed past Tony Mandarich and tackled him. Back then they were still the "Phoenix Cardinals" rather than Arizona Cardinals.
Anthony Dilweg, one of the Packers' QBs in 1989 and 1990, turns 49 today. It rarely was easy for Anthony Dilweg, though. Here, Eagles DE Reggie White blows past RT Tony Mandarich during the Packers' 31-0 loss at Philadelphia on Dec. 16, 1990.
I'll never forget one of the iggles DLs said they had to really be careful because they were never sure where Reggie would hurl Mandarich and didn't want to trip over him.
I really miss Reggie.
Nowadays that would be a 15-yard facemask penalty.
3 memorable Packers in 1 picture.
Watch Packers great Arnie Herber, born on this day in 1910, throw a 48-yard TD pass to Don Hutson, a 52-yard pass to Johnny "Blood" McNally and an 8-yard TD pass to Milt Gantenbein in the 1936 NFL championship game against Boston at the Polo Grounds in New York.
Great fun to watch! Hutson could easily play today -- smooth runner.
I liked the first pass to Hutson; it looked like Herber was backpedaling and threw it off back foot.
Also liked the guy that had the mouth or face guard at the coin toss. Looked menacing!
I remember the interview the before that Eagle game. Dilweg told the press he wanted to be called the "Wizard". Since Majik had his nickname, he wanted one himself. I think the week before he came in and helped the Packers win a game????? Then his crash and burn in teh Eagles game. I watched that entire game and kept thinking..."we have to score sometime". ewww...that was a stinker
This probably doesn't belong in this thread but I don't want to open a new one for this.
The Packers Hall of Fame is closed until next year, but you can see some of its stuff at the Neville Public Museum in downtown Green Bay starting Saturday. Also at the Neville Public Museum: Bart Starr locker display and Brett Favre's 1994 player contract (with the numbers hidden from view).
Terdell Middleton, Packers 1,000-yard rusher in 1978, turns 59 today.
After Terdell Middleton ran for 1,116 yards in 1978, Packers didn't have another 1,000-yard rusher for 17 years. (Edgar Bennett in 1995.)
Only 2 players named Terdell have ever played in NFL. Both played for Packers. RB Terdell Middleton (1977-81), DT Terdell Sands (2003).
just curious, but...I wonder what history is behind the name Terdell?
I could see if they had spelled it: Turddell
then, it means a "valley full of turds".
And, are there any white guys named Terdell? Or is it a cultural name?
Packers co-founder, player, coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame charter member Curly Lambeau was born in Green Bay on this day in 1898.
The locker room sign photo is probably from the late 1930s or early 1940s. The sideline photo is from the Packers' 25-17 loss to the Chicago Bears at old City Stadium on Sept. 28, 1941.
what does that sign say next to the scoreboard clock?
"HURLBUTS PACKAGED POCAHONTAS"???
yep, that's what it says. from a Google search it appears it was packaged coal so you didn't get all dirty shoveling it in. this is copy and pasted as is so forgive the awfulness of it:
November 15, 1937 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune BURN HURLBUT'S PACKAGED POCAHONTAS THE FUEL OF THE FUTURE NO NEED FOR COAL SHOVEL NO NEED FOR G O A L B I N IT'S CLE i WHAT PACKAGED POCAHONTAS REALLY IS The finest Pocahontas mined -- pulverized -pressed into solid cubes--six cubes to a package --each package weighs ten pounds -- wrapped securely in clean paper and tightly sealed. Absolutely guaranteed to be dustless. i PACKAGED POCAHONTAS SHOULD BE FIRED Just pick up a package or two (depending on condition of fire) and toss into nrepot--wrapper and all, just as we deliver it--that's all there is to it--no shoveling, no walking to coal bin, no washing hands. Actual photo shcrreing how easy Packaged Pocahoatas can be piled in --' O ur basement. Notice how easy it is for this house-wife to do the firing--no steps to coal bin, no shoveling and no dirty clothes or hands. Hurlbut's Packaged Pocahontas Carries a Positive oney Guarantee No strings attached to this guarantee. Hurlbut's Packaged Pocahontas must be and do everything claimed for it or your money cheerfully refunded.
end of history lesson for today 
thanks, Tdog.
wow...what an ad....I wonder if anyone back then chuckled at that sign...or made some kind of inappropriate comment about it?
An oral history: Bernie Scherer
packers.com
Cliff Christl started gathering oral histories with former Packers and others associated with the team in 2000 and will continue to gather them as Packers historian.
Bernie Scherer played end with the Packers from 1936-38, serving as a backup on the 1936 NFL championship team. He played for Curly Lambeau and several of his teammates were named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including Don Hutson, Johnny Blood and Arnie Herber.
On the fans in Green Bay:
“They were wonderful fans. They were the kind of fans who supported the team all the way. Everybody helped us, the American Legion especially.”
On where he lived in Green Bay:
“I lived at the (Hotel) Northland. George Svendsen, George Sauer and I were roommates. All we paid was $5 a month. Three of us lived in there for $15 a month. We had three in one of those big sample rooms, where merchants would come in and sell their wares to the people in town. They were big rooms. They had one on each floor. Most of the other guys stayed at the other hotel (the Astor).”
On where the players usually ate:
“We ate at the YWCA. All you could eat for 75 cents.”
On Don Hutson:
“He was the Jerry Rice of my era. He’d jump up with two guys and get the ball, and once he got the ball, it was his ball. When he hit the ground, he wasn’t tethered down. Boy! He was gone. He was just so tricky. He wasn’t big, he was just fast and agile, and he ran with a peculiar lope. He was hard to cover.”
On Johnny Blood:
“Nobody knew much about what he did. He was really secretive. But what a handsome guy and a helluva player! He wasn’t wild. He was just one of those guys who had a wonderful time and nobody ever knew about it.
We’d go out after a game on Sunday -- all go down to the brewery and have a beer, then go eat for 75 cents. Johnny never came. He’d disappear and we’d never see him until Monday. A very talented player.”
On Arnie Herber:
“He was different than the rest of us. He wasn’t too educated. I don’t know how to describe him, but I don’t think he ever had any close friends. He was a drinker and smoker.”
Comparing Herber to Cecil Isbell, who played only five years but twice led the league in passing:
“They were different kind of players. Herber was a better long passer. Isbell could run better. Herber couldn’t run at all. The best of all was Bobby Monnett.
He could run the ball and throw the kind of pass you liked to catch. All-around good player. Triple threat. A real good team man and a clutch player. I thought more of him than Isbell or Herber.”
On Milt Gantenbein, the end opposite Hutson and one of the unlikely heroes of the ’36 title game:
"He was always steady and available. He wasn’t the kind of guy you would think would be much of an end. He was only about 5-10. But he had a rock of a build. He was real sturdy. He was hard to handle from a defensive point of view, and he could catch passes pretty good for a short guy. He was our defensive captain.”
On tackle Lou Gordon (#47):
“He was one guy who didn’t wear a helmet. He thought his hair protected his head better than a helmet.” continue
Awesome! These histories are terrific gems, and it's good to get them down before all the players from those eras are gone forever. Great project by the organization.
Thanks X4 for posting them!
This was referred to in tit's post...a lot of fun!
Awesome video! Hutson looks so smooth as a runner, and Arne could throw that odd-shaped, white ball pretty darn far. Script was pretty funny, too.
One thing did strike me: When they tackled, they did it properly with the shoulder, wrapped up the guy, and brought him down hard and clean. Wonder how many of them had CTE?
Thanks for posting, BK!
quote:Script was pretty funny, too.
Ooh, so you're the person who likes Pete Smith.
Nah, I just like irony and puns. It shows some thought rather than the Three Stooges mentality!
Not Packer history. hard to belive it's been 10 years. RIP Pat.
I can't post the link right now, but if you haven't watched The Pat Tillman Story, you should. Perspective.
Boy, a lot of years of suck for our Packers back in the day.
OTD in 1981 the Packers drafted QB Rich Campbell 6th overall. HOF players picked later included Ronnie Lott, Mike Singletary & Howie Long.
16 years ago today, 7/8/1998, the Packers held their first shareholders meeting at Lambeau Field. It drew record crowd of 18,707.
This is slightly off topic but there's enough active threads to start a new one. I have no idea when the bike thing started but I bet I2H coulda told us.
Does anybody know when Packers started riding bikes?
Originally Posted by Dr._Bob:
I'm guessing about age 6 or 7.
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It truly is one of the great stories in American sports.
Bears rushed for about 250 on Sunday & lost. You won't see that happen very often. Vic mentioned it in his Q&A too.
Ninety-five years of the very best! I bet those guys never imagined what football has meant to the town of Green Bay through the years.
On this date in 1961, Packers HOF DT Dave "Hawg" Hanner returned to the lineup just 12 days after an appendectomy.
In 2014 he'd be a "couple of weeks".
"He has a stomach"
No....
A "trunk" injury
A "trunk" injury
